TL;DR
A carbon fiber strap is a high-tensile woven band epoxied vertically onto a bowed basement wall to stop further inward deflection, adding reinforcement many times stronger than steel by weight in a layer only fractions of an inch thick. Straps are typically spaced about 4 feet on center, anchored to the footing below and the rim joist or top of wall above, and work for walls deflected up to roughly 2 inches; beyond that, anchors or rebuilding take over.
What it means
A carbon fiber strap is a high-tensile woven band epoxied vertically onto a bowed basement wall to stop further inward deflection, adding reinforcement many times stronger than steel by weight in a layer only fractions of an inch thick. Straps are typically spaced about 4 feet on center, anchored to the footing below and the rim joist or top of wall above, and work for walls deflected up to roughly 2 inches; beyond that, anchors or rebuilding take over. Unlike steel I-beams they steal no floor space, take paint, and install in a day without excavation.
Where it sits in the glossary
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